蔡和森是中国共产党早期杰出的马克思主义理论家和宣传家、社会活动家。党内自从他提出“纸老虎”概念后,“纸老虎”理论就伴随着中国革命、建设和改革的具体实践的不断变化,在蔡和森、恽代英、邓中夏、毛泽东和习近平等党的领导人的不懈努力下逐渐走向丰富和完善,基本上经历了培育、成长、成熟和转型四个阶段。一、培育:党内蔡和森首提“纸老虎”概念(一)“纸老虎”的历史源流纸老虎,比喻那些看起来强大而实际上虚弱无力 Cai Hesen is an early outstanding Marxist theorist and propagandist and social activist of the Chinese Communist Party. Since the establishment of the “paper tiger” concept in the party, the “paper tiger” theory has been accompanied by the constant changes in the concrete practice of China’s revolution, construction and reform. The party leaders such as Cai Hesen, Dai Daiying, Deng Zhongxia, Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping Under the unremitting efforts of its gradual enrichment and improvement, has basically gone through four stages of cultivation, growth, maturity and transformation. First, cultivate: the first mention within the party Cai and Sen “paper tiger” concept (a) “paper tiger ” historical origins paper tiger, metaphor that looks strong and actually weak and weak